Our system has devolved into massive negative campaigning. As such, I always felt the outcome will not be nearly as bad as either losing side thought. That said, this result will have a substantial negative effect in some ways and those of us willing and able will need to work extra hard to counter some of the potential negative outcomes.

(1) We need to work extra hard to protect already marginalized populations, as this outcome further pushes them down.
(2) We need to work extra hard to protect the environment as federal policy will likely move toward further environmental damage.
(3) We need to work extra hard to protect our educational institutions as federal policy may shift toward providing them fewer resources.
(4) We need to work extra hard to protect women's rights.

I am sure there are more, but I will focus on these.

-> to the extent policy shifts toward providing fewer resources to small poverty stricken red states, I am fine with that. Hopefully there will be a lesson in that.

Alan